05/28/2026
Organic W**d Management in Vegetable Farms and Gardens - Free Event!
Friday May 29, 2026, 9:00 AM @ Swift River Farm
Come see tools and equipment in action, try them out yourself, and learn practical strategies for managing w**ds from pre-plant through post-harvest. Demonstrations include flame w**ding, tractor-mounted in-row cultivation, occultation tarping, hand tools, mulches, and more.
What's covered:
Pre-plant strategies
Tillage, tarping, and flaming
Active w**d control
Tractor-mounted cultivation tool, hand tools including wire hoes, collinear hoes, wheel hoes, and hula hoes
Passive w**d suppression
Plastic mulch, straw mulch, wood chips, and other season-long approaches
Don’t let the w**ds get you. Build a toolbox of tactics to maximize your time and yields!